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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 2002
Page
1
A-5 in Virginia Warner paints a bleak fiscal picture as officials report a drop in teen birth rates and announce a task force search for a renewed government mission.
Bluefield College hosts Red Tree a fusion group of Steadfast and Grounded for Christ Monday at 8 p.m. in the Quad Andrew Peterson singer songwriter performs Wednesday at 8 p.m. in Harman Chapel Call Student Activities at 276 326 4256 or Public Relations at 276 326 4212 for details
The Lilly reunion, a tradition since 1930, gathers Lilly family members for a three day event on Flat Top Mountain. Organizers claim it is the largest family reunion in the country as entertainment from the Lilly Brothers and Lilly Mountaineers concludes a weekend. The Lilly Brothers were inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame and elected to the International Bluegrass Association Hall of Fame.
In Collinsville Virginia churchgoers prayed for the safe return of 9 year old Jennifer Tipline abducted from her bed after her parents were slain at their home. Henry County Sheriff Frank Cassell said scent dogs were used at the home and investigators re interviewed people close to the family as they re examined the crime scene. Police released few new details as leads continued to develop.
Mt. Nebo Missionary Baptist Church in Kimball's Norwood adds resilience as floods threaten worship space. Pastor Rev. Courtney Wallace cites faith in God and calls the event the flood of togetherness while vows to rebuild and keep meeting in the house they believe God has designated.
WindHorse Healing Arts, a West Virginia nonprofit serving the region, will host a day of stress relief art music and therapeutic massage for McDowell County flood survivors on Saturday August 24 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Mount View.
A Welch High School sponsored outreach program provides free lunch child care and transportation to participants. The effort is open to the public with an overarching theme of health and wellness and coordinated by multiple sponsoring agencies.
A Telegraph contingent returned from the West Virginia Press Association convention at Canaan Valley with a foot-high stack of plaques. The Better Newspaper Contest awards were announced at the Saturday banquet in Canaan Lodge, recognizing entries from the Telegraph and others.
Tazewell County students return after summer break with an abbreviated first day as Superintendent Dr. Brenda Lawson welcomes the new school year. She expresses optimism and openness to community input while noting many county schools lack air conditioning.
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